Operatives of the Nigeria Police on Wednesday sealed the National Secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at Wadata Plaza, Abuja. The closure followed a violent face-off between two factions, resulting in firing of teargas of opposing supporters of the party on Tuesday. GISTSMATE MEDIA recalls that the Saminu Turaki-led faction clashed with members loyal…
If there is one thing 2024 will be remembered for, it is the harvest of sex tapes, nudity scandals, and the unapologetic dominance of adult content across digital platforms in Nigeria. No corner of society has been spared, from music stars to politicians, influencers to everyday folks. The year did not just push boundaries—it bulldozed…
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says he has been receiving threats over his decision to take legal action against VeryDarkMan, the controversial activist. Recently, VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio conversation wherein Bobrisky, the popular crossdresser, claimed that Falana and his son Falz contacted her while she was serving a six-month sentence for…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested suspects linked to the killing of retired Justice Ifeoma Okogwu in Anambra State, marking a major breakthrough in the investigation. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to him, on 6 December 2025, operatives of the Homicide Section of…
President Donald Trump of the Untied States of America, USA, has threatened military action in Nigeria over ‘killing of Christians’. Trump had, on Friday, said that Christians in Nigeria are facing an “existential threat,” calling on American lawmakers to investigate “mass slaughter”. In fact, named Nigeria a “country of particular concern” – a State Department…
The mother of famous Nigerian singer Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, has urged Nigerians to encourage their middle-aged mothers to join social media platform, TikTok. Mrs Aderibigbe, who is known for her trendy content on TikTok, claimed that the platform helps middle-aged women mentally. She made the claim in a video message shared via…
The Federal Government has rejected claims of Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing the allegation as false and damaging to the country’s image. While the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, demanded the full and unedited airing of his recent interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, saying selective editing could distort Nigeria’s image and fuel “misleading narratives…
In the spirit of giving and generosity that defines the yuletide season, a prominent figure in Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency double as the Director-General Liaison office, Abuja and Lagos Hon. Chief (Dr.) Ezekiel Temitope Oladimeji, popularly known as OTOPE, has donated food items worth ₦5 million to the people in Egbeda-Ona Ara Federal Constituency. This act…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has reinstated an interim order of forfeiture on 14 high-value properties linked to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, overturning an earlier ruling by the Federal High Court that had set the order aside. In a judgment delivered via virtual proceedings on Wednesday, a three-member panel led by…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N1.411 trillion as revenue for October 2024 among the Federal Government, State, and Local Government Councils. The allocation was finalised at the November 2024 FAAC meeting held in Bauchi State, presided over by the Accountant General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein. A communiqué…
